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5:20 PM ET, November 14, 2021

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Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Trumps Selling Prized Washington, D.C., Hotel for $375 Million  —  CGI Merchant Group, a Miami-based investment firm, is in contract to acquire the hotel lease for the Trump International Hotel  —  Donald Trump's family hotel company has reached an agreement to sell the rights to its glittering Washington …
Discussion: The Hill
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The media's epic fail  —  A reckoning is hitting news organizations for years-old coverage of the 2017 Steele dossier, after the document's primary source was charged with lying to the FBI.  —  Why it matters: It's one of the most egregious journalistic errors in modern history …
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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Steele Dossier in Tatters
Discussion: Breitbart
CNN:
Exasperation and dysfunction: Inside Kamala Harris' frustrating start as vice president  —  (CNN)Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff …
Discussion: Raw Story
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Memo from Trump attorney outlined how Pence could overturn election, says new book  —  ABC News' Jonathan Karl covers the story in his new book on Trump's presidency.  —  In a memo not made public until now, then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows emailed to Vice President Mike Pence's top aide …
Washington Post:
Biden approval hits new low as economic discontent rises, Post-ABC poll finds  —  Majorities of Americans support President Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and a pending bill that would spend nearly $2 trillion on social programs and climate initiatives.
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Francesca Mari / New York Times:
Will Real Estate Ever Be Normal Again?  —  In Austin and cities around the country, prices are skyrocketing, forcing regular people to act like speculators.  When will it end?  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
Europe's Migration Crisis, Born in Belarus  —  “Europe's last dictator” won't hold on to power forever.  But he has invented a new weapon.  —  For centuries, national leaders have sought new and better weapons to bend adversaries to their will.  On November 8th, when border guards …
Raphael Minder / New York Times:
Portugal bars companies from contacting employees off hours and requires other protections for remote work.  —  MADRID — Portugal is barring employers from contacting their staff outside their contracted working hours under a new law and from remotely monitoring their work …
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘Terrifying for American democracy’: is Trump planning for a 2024 coup?  —  Republicans are vying for critical positions in many states - from which they could launch a far more effective power-grab than Trump's 2020 effort  —  At 1.35pm on 6 January, the top Republican in the US Senate …
Discussion: Insider
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Biden spending bill to likely slip in Senate after House delays  —  The Senate's debate over President Biden's social and climate spending bill appears likely to slip, after the House failed to send the bill over before the Veterans Day recess.  —  Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
GOP roars back to life in Trump-resistant Pennsylvania suburbs  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia suburbs buried Donald Trump in 2020.  —  One year later, after enabling Joe Biden to flip one of the nation's most critical swing states, their lurch in the opposite direction is a cause for alarm among Democrats.
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
NBC News:
Schiff says Jan. 6 committee preparing to refer Meadows for criminal contempt charges  —  Full Schiff: When Trump aides refuse subpoenas, they 'seem to feel that they're above the law'  —  WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will …
Discussion: HuffPost and CNN
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Trump aims to oust ‘RINOs, sell-outs’ who voted for infrastructure with 3 notable exceptions  —  Trump called the Republicans ‘RINOs, sellouts, and known losers’  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for November 13  —  Former President Donald Trump is amping up his battle against “RINOs …
Discussion: Red Voice Media
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Story Disappears Own Critique of White Nationalists  —  The original version of a story about far-right activists protesting a vaccine mandate called them out.  After edits, the story pointed the finger only at “antifa.”  —  Fox News edited an article Sunday to downplay the presence …
Washington Post:
Republicans seek a U.S. Senate takeover in 2022 but struggle over candidates  —  The national environment could hardly look more favorable to Republicans one year before the midterm elections, with declining approval for President Biden, growing pessimism in the country and spiking prices for essentials like gasoline and milk.
Discussion: Red Voice Media and Political Wire
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Kate Scanlon / Washington Examiner:
Senate candidates' checkered pasts leave some Republicans worried about 2022 prospects
Discussion: Raw Story
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

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